One friend put off for the Other...

Poetry, so many poems with so much meaning. They all bring different interpretions some short some long, but all with many thoughts out into them. With all these poems we read the poem on page 4 from Niedecker really stuck out to me.
I feel it stuck out to me because it was short, but had so much meaning and pictures through my mind on what she was describing like the sentence, my friend tree I sawed you down. Just that one sentence makes me picture so much. Like sitting in the woods with tons of tree around, but that one tree that is in the way of her sun shining through. I picture the trees with all their leaves on and full of color. The sun is out over the tree tops and you can only see the sun if you were out of woods. I also think of Niedecker as enjoying the sun when she can. Niedecker has poems that are confusing, but this poem was full thought out and not so confusing for me which helped me think and make it a easy to understand for me.
Niedecker has influenced me by helping me make sure I am descriptive in my writing and have decribing words like sounds, movements I had made, decribing exactly what it looked like where I was, and the different things I saw. I used what I learned reading her poems in my poem that I wrote:
 Deer coming close-
    as I sit and watch
    hoping one to come closer to me.
Brisk, vigourous winds
    showing the signs of winter
    look two more deer came out
The winds picking up blowing still
Whoosh-----
     All deer gone.
I feel I connect with Niedecker because I enjoy nature and it is something easy I can write about. I really enjoyed this poem and glad I can connect with her.

Who's To Say?

Marissa Meyer

Who’s to Say?

 

Gender roles what girls should act like, what girls should wear or what a guy’s job should be or what he should do at this job. We have all these specific labeling with these gender roles.  While looking closer into gender roles the question pops up into my mind, who started this labeling on how a specific male or female should look and act or what should the male or females specific job be?

             When I think of these certain stereotypes I think a guy should be working in the factory doing hard physical labor while girls are at desk doing paper work and typing away at the computer. I think this is changing in the work force today. Also the way someone should dress or act being a male or female.

For example in the band videos we watched about three different bands. In the first band we had a female that was acting “boyish” wearing baggy clothes and her hair was in her face all the time while playing the drums and singing. In the second band video we watched the girl was wearing a pretty shirt and a skirt to push her gender the way she dresses. Making it clear that she is a girl and proud of it. In the third video I would have described the singer as scary and freaking unsure what she was trying to get across to the viewers. While her make-up was thick and her hair was a mess, she still was wearing a dress and promoting how she is a girl.

            I am glad people are feeling more comfortable and feel they can dress what ever way they feel when being themselves. I don’t think that the certain gender roles are pushed as much. Meaning males and females are wearing what they want and acting whatever way they want. People may judge their action, but deep down we are in a different centry and we are all equal and can do what we want.